The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-07
PERSONAL.

GLADSTONE drinks glass of old ale at lunch
and two glasses of old port at dinner.
DR. PARKER thinks it terrible sacrileee
shat the remains of Mr.. Beecher are not yet bur-
led
PRESIDENT GREvY, of France, was so years old
on Arg A. He received 900 kilograms of con-
graduation.
The Duke of Westminster is brother-n-law to
bis own daughter, his second wife's brother hav-
ing married his daughter.
THE Duke of Norfolk is emerging from the
seclusion he maintained after the death of the
young Duchess. He is now touring in Scotland
with Lord Harris the cricketer.
PROF. Able, Of Washington, Prof. Young, of
Princeton, and Prof. Asa Gray, of Harvard are
attending the meeting of the British AsSocia-
ton for the Advancement of Science, at Man
chester, Eng.
JANE OSHKOSH a granddaughter of the cele
brated chief after whom the Wisconsin city was
named, is to have monument erected in the
cemetery near Keshena. The deceased was u
Catholic, and the testimonial to her memory is
the work Of her Indian friends.
PRINCESS CLorLDE has just finished a mantle
SHE has embroidered for the Pope at her seat at
Moncalieri. The mantle, which is of white satin
embroidered with golden flowers, will be sent to
the approaching exhibition to be held at the
Vatican on the occasion of the Popes jubilee.
CAPT. GEORGE F. PRICE, of the Fifth United
Y.
abouts of Private X. w. Heeth, forrnBrly of the
same regiment, whom he desires TO present with
a 81, 0SO farm in Kansas. Capt. Price was severe
ly wounded in q fight with the Sioux Indians in
1876, and Private Heeth rescued him at the
peril of his own life.
Mr.. PARNELI's latest affectation in the way of
dress is n brown round hat of light and I'M
parliamentary tint. The Irish leader not long
ago electrified the House by a display of some
extremely striking Irish tweedS OF "A light hue,
that were in contrast to his usual rather shabby
appearance. Mr.. Parnell, however, makes up
in jewelry for this defect.
NINE. DEMoREsT, the well known modiste and
publisher of New York, keeps up handsome
country place near Saratoga. The house
and grounds comprise the old Curtis homestead
where Nine. Demorest was born. She Is q
daughter of Zebulon Curtis and comes of q
family famous for its longevity. Mime. Demo
rest was milliner in her girlhood, and located
at Schuylerville, n. Y. Later in life she came
TO New York, where she has risen to the very
front rank in her profession.
ALPHoYsE DAUDET. who spends the summer
at his country seat, Champrosay, near Paris, is
reported 10 suffer greatly from nervousness and
insomnia. He has withdrawn almost com
pletely from the society of his friends and seeks
to forget his suffer n Is In redoubie work. He
has three rev books under way-a novel, 81 I'm
morte' which is intended as bitter satire on
the Academy; an idyllic story called ma Pa
roisse,' and an autobiography work entitled
"Ma Douleur, " in which he will depict the dis
appointments of his literary career.
Mas. S. c. EccLEsToN. who returned recently
10 the Argentine Republic, is one Of sixteen
women teachers who went from this country
about four years ago at the urgent request OF
the Argentine Minister of Education, aud were
placed in charge Of public schools in the several
provinces The fact that all were Protestants
caused them TO BE- regarded with some suspicion
at first In a country where the Roman Catholic
Is the prevalent M well AS the State religion;
but n soon came 90 he understood that their
teaching was purely secular, and the schools are
well attended by All classes. Mrs. Ecclcston
speaks with enthusiasm Of the SUCCESS Of their
educational work, and Of the generous treat.
ment the North American teachers received
from the government.